Reviews with content warning for Gun violence - Cosmoknights: Book One

A fun, super-queer sci-fi comic set in a neo-medieval world in which princesses are promised to warriors who win big melee tournaments, and focused on a group of found-family-type lesbians who decide to take the system down.

Liked the art style and the cool strong ladies. Not necessarily a must-read for me, but an entertaining one for sure, and I’m curious enough about the overall plot and a mystery cliffhanger to seek out future issues.

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micaelacccc's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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shelvesofivy's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow I love queer women <3

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tea_at_mole_end's review

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adventurous fast-paced

4.75

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spooderman's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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pastelkerstin's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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fraxisle's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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brnineworms's review

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

First things first, the artwork is gorgeous. The colour palettes, the character designs, the cosmoknights’ power armour, the backgrounds – it’s all just spot-on. Even the sound effects are well-integrated. The pacing is rather brisk for the most part but quiet/tense moments are allowed to breathe.
I don’t have too much to say about the story because honestly it’s quite simple. I worried the feminist critique was a little too simplistic and bordering on naïve, but Kate came along to say exactly what I was thinking:

the protagonists’ intentions are noble but by participating in the games they’re only ever operating within the patriarchal system rather than dismantling the system altogether for true liberation.

Like YES thank you! I’m glad (and surprised!) that point was brought up and I’m curious to see how the story develops from here.

This is very much the first book in a series. It does a great job of establishing the world and the characters but there isn’t a whole lot of payoff in this volume. It’s setting up for a sequel, which I look forward to reading when it comes out.

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